Detonating mechanism for night guards or alarms.



E. c. WINCHESTER.

DETONATING MECHANISM FOR NIGHT GUARDS 0R ALARMS.

APPLICATION HLED AUG.I7. I9I2.

1 9 1 59,45, Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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Wjtnesse I Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH c0..WAsHINOTON. D. c.

E. C. WINCHESTER. DETONATING MECHANISM FOR mam GUARDS 0R ALARMS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I7.1912.

1 1 59,458. Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANOORAIH co.. \vAsHlNuTuN. D. c.

E. C. WINCHESTER.

DETONATING MECHANISM FOR NIGHT GUARDS 0R ALARMS.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJL 1912.

1,159,458. Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

7' w j J1 J4 4 1 7 JJ mm 1 ELLIS C. WINCHESTER, 0F THERMOPOLIS, W SZOMING.

DETONATING MECHANISM FOR NIGHT GUARDS OR ALARMS.

Original application filed March 25, 1912, Serial No. 686,141.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, Thus C. Wnvonns'rna, a citizen of the United States, residing at Thermopolis, in the county of Fremont and State of Wyoming, have invented a new and useful Detonating Mechanism forNight Guards or Alarms, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in detonating devices for night guards or alarms, the present application being a divisional application of an application filed March 25, 1912, Serial No. 686,141 (now Patent No. 1,055,687 issued March 11, 1913), and its object being to provide a novel form of detonating means, whereby blank cartridges are exploded at predetermined intervals through the medium of a novel mechanis'm, the same combining with the flash light structure set forth in the above application a night guard or alarm which will retain sheep or other animals upon their bedding grounds while the detonating de vice will frighten away predatory animals by giving the intermittent audible alarm.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a novel form of cartridge carrying dial, and firing pin or detonating means, whereby the cartridges are placed in firing pin registration one at a time, and are exploded through a spring motor controlled by an escapement.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that.

changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus taken from the car tridge carrier or dial side thereof. Fig. 2 is a section taken on'line 22 of Fig. 1 looking at the rear of the machine. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 to clearly illustrate the position of the firing pin device. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the plunger and firing pin mechanism. -Fig. 5 is a section through the cartridge carrying dial and support for guiding the firing pin to the percussion cap, the section being taken on the line 55 of 1. Fig. 6 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915. Divided and this application filed August 17,

Serial No. 715,648.

detail view of the shaft for actuating the firing pin. Fig. 7 is a detail elevation of a portion of the firing pin guiding dial.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the base of the frame of the apparatus, which has the upstanding framework 2, the same being covered and protected to withstand the elements so that the mechanism carried thereby will in no way be affected.

Journaled in the frame is a shaft 3, which has operably connected thereto a spring motor 4, the outer end of said shaft 3 being squared to receive a winding key for winding the spring motor 4.

Keyed upon the shaft 3 within the frame is a large gear 5, while also keyed upon said. shaft 3 is a small gear 6. This gear 6 is in mesh at all times with a large gear 7 mounted upon a counter shaft 8 which is parallel to the shaft 3. Journaled for rotation upon the shaft 8 forwardly of the gear 7 is a sleeve 9, which has keyed thereupon the small gear 10 and the large gear 11, thus permitting the sleeve 9 to rotate upon the shaft 8. The gear 10 is in mesh at all times with the large gear 5, so that the sleeve 9 is rotated by the shaft 3 through the gear 5 and in turn rotates the gear 11. The gear 11 is in mesh at all times with a small gear 13 carried upon the counter shaft 14. The gear 15 is connected to the shaft 14 and is therefore consequently operated through the gears 11 and 13.

Upon the shaft 8 is keyed a small pinion 28, which is in mesh at all times with a large gear 29 carried upon the counter shaft 30 and upon this shaft 30 is a beveled pinion 31, meshing at all times with a pinion 32 carried upon the shaft 33. This shaft 33 is journaled in the frame and at right angles to the shaft 30. Upon the outer end of the shaft 33 is mounted a. firing pin guiding dial 34, whereby the rotation of the shaft 33 will rotate the dial. Formed in the dial 34, at the desired distances are a plurality of circular cavities 36 for the reception of the base of the blank cartridges C, the apertures being disposed in a line for the reception of the firing pin 48 to guide the same into engagement with the percussion cap. A plate or disk 51 is carried at the inner or rear side of the dial or disk 34, and is provided with apertures 50 registering with the apertures 35 of the dial or disk 34.

The plate or disk 51 is carried around with the dial 34 and shaft 8., Secured to the disk 51 by means of the hinge joint37 is the cartridge carrying dial 38, which is provided with a plurality of apertures 39 for the reception of the-breechblock or casing 40, in.

' the-shaft 33anckhave thecaps of the car-- tr-idges presented at the proper" time and in alinement. with the firing pin 48. Keyed upon and rotatable with the shaft- 8 beyond the-gearQS, is-a double arm 42, which is pro vided with two upstanding -pins43- disposed in the path to engage the trigger 44. This trigger44- projects'through the elongated.

slot:45"for1ne'dinthe firing pin plunger supporting and guidin -tube 46, as clearly shown in- Fig. 4, and which is sun-ported within the frame of the apparatus. Mounted for--reciprocatory movement within the tube 46, is the-firingplunger 47, carrying the firing--pin 48-, which as before stated; is dis posedto beprojected through the aperture 35 to engage the percussion-cap of the; proper cartridge 0. In order to propel the firing pin afterthe trigger has been. released, by one of the arms43, the spring '49 is-provided. As the arms 43 are carried by the shafts: the-rotation of the shaft willimpart movement to the arms 43, and thus moving the trigger 44 against the action of the spring and finally releasing the same to the propulsive action of the springso that the ping48 thereofwill-pass throughthe apertures 50 and-35 in the disks 51' and 34,- respectively, andthus impinge the percussion cap of'the cartridge. WVhenthe disks 38, 34 and 51 are rotated to bring one pair of alining apertures 50 and 35 into alinement with the pin 48, the trigger 44 is moved to the right, as seen in Fig. 4, andis released to permit the pin, 48'to enter the respective apertures 5.0 and 35, so as to violently. engage the percussion cap of the respective cartridge. This will produce the desired flash anddetonation, V

Inlorderto provide an intermittent actuation of the varioustdevices by the xmotor and consequently stop and release. the motor intermittently, a smallgear52- is in mesh at alltimes with the gear 15 andreceives itsmotion therefrom, thegear 52 beingkeye'd' upon the counter shaft 53 and; carrying the large-gear 54. .T-hisgear 54 is in mesh with the small gear 55 upon the :counter shaft 56, while this counter shaft 56 isextended rear- Wardly and-above the shaft30- in the centerv of the machine and is journaledin the bracket 57. Upon the extreme rear end of the shaft 56 is a small bevel pinion 58, which 11168116535311 times with the bevel pinion 59, carried'by the verticalshaft 60. This shaft- 60is properly supportedin the frame of the apparatus and carries thereon the double arintl, which has depending from the free ends thereof, the two flexible cords 62, upon whose-lowerends are secured the weights 63. Connected to and depending from the top of the frame, are the two vertical rods (34, both of which are disposed in parallel and upon opposite sides of the shaft 60.

By means of-the arms 61' andlthe; weighted cords *62 in combination" with the two verticaband spaced rods-64, which are disposed to have the cords 62 intermittently wound and un-wound thereupon andtherefrom, an.

escapement or means for preventing-thec0I stant' tendencyof-themotor, 4 to; rotate and to permit anintermittent stopping and -re-- leasing thereof, is provided, this means constituting an escapement which permits the mechanism tohe-halted'during;the position ing of, the cartridge to the; firing" pin-and during; the} firing ofuthe same, the cord 62 being wound firstnpon' onepost64- and upon the next, the-w-inding thereupon-"retardi-ng themotor, while there-lease therefrom-- permits' the motor to: actuate" the various mechanisms. V r

In orderto-properly 'su-pport tliis apparatus: to permit fitheqsame to be moved from,

place-to place,- ,thetripods 65 are connected Icy-means of plates 66"to the upper-portion of the supportingstructure-asclearly shown in'Fig. 1:

It; will" be noted that theshafts; 8 and 33 due; to --the escapementmechanism, are rotated intermittently andisynchronousl-y, so that the dial'38- isrotatedand 'stoppedfsimultaneou-sly-withtheretraction and r elease ofthe firing plunger 47. Thus a new'cartridge; ispositioned and halted just in time tQ-rec'eiVethereleased-firingpi-n. The shaft 56 controls theintermittent action of the motor 4,and?consequently the shafts {3,- 3 and 3'3, through the; swinging weighted cords, GQandEthe rods- 64, about-which the cordswind'due to-the-centrifugal force-during the-propulsion ofthe shaft 60, are*permit'ted intermittent; operation. Thus the period of winding and: unwinding halts the shaft 55 andthroughthe "gears' 52 an d l5, and-thes'shafts Sand 30, the motor 4.

The operationOf; the shafts 8 and .30, is so timed that the cartridge: dials aregrotated throughthe shaft 30 and gears 31' and 32 andthe shaft 33,;so. that'the cartridge tobe' exploded is, positioned and halted .1 simultaneously with the releaseof the trigger 44 from one of .thepins 43,.the pin-43. passing a sutficient distance. to fully retract and ;re-

leasethe firin pin, so that when the firing pin is released through the action of its spring 49, the dial will'havepresentedthe next succeeding cartridge and is held stationary during the exploding of the cap.

What is claimed is:

In a detonating device for night guards or alarms, a frame, a spring motor mounted in the frame, a shaft rotated intermittently from the spring motor, tWo disks hingedly connected together at one point of their peripheries, the inner disk being fast to one end of the shaft, said inner disk upon its outer face being provided with a plurality of cartridge base receptacles and a plurality of firing pin receiving openings, one opening leading concentrically from each receptacle through the disk, said outer disk hav ing a plurality of cartridge receiving openings therethrough, one to each base receptacle of the other disk, cooperating means carried by both disks to clamp the disks together to lock the cartridges in the openings of the outer disk and their bases in the receptacles, and an intermittently actuated spring propelled firing pin for projection through the openings of the shaft actuated disk.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

ELLIS C. WINCHESTER.

Witnesses:

NATE P. WILsoN, O. F. Hum).

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